The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1879.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 174, 23 July 1879, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1879.

We are glad to learn from Mr Pitt, who returned from Wellington this morning, that the rumor to which we gave publicity yesterday is correct, and that he nasconsentedatthe next election to become a candidate for the representation of Waimea, from which district he has received promises of a large amount of support. A man named Henry Tippett, from Wakefield, lodged an information at the Police Station this morning to the effect that he had been robbed of a pooket book containing £50, including a cheque for £17, which has been stopped. He was bringing the money to town to pay bia rent. At the Magistrates' Court this morning before Messrs Hunter Brown, and Gillow, J. J.p. Thomas Shirtliffe was charged by Constable Levy with allowing a bull to stray on the road in Suburban South. Defendant admitted the offence, but pleaded that it was only an insignificant little creature that you might wheel about in a truck. It had uo horns, and he believed that Peter only knew it to be a bnll because it had a ring in its noae. Fined 3s and costs.— llenry Barnett. for allowing a horse to stray was fined 5s and costs, and George Frost for allowing a cow to be at large on the Suburban North road, was fined 5s and costs —J. P. Cooke v. Bakewell— Action to recover £1 is for repairs to defendant's house. Dr Bakewell's evidence had been taken at Ross. He stated that before leaving Nelson he had paid the amount to a young man in the shop, but had omitted to take a receipt. Plaintiff said that he never had a young man assisting him in his shop. Judgment for amount claimed and coßts.~Norgrove v. Ribet— Action to recover £io due for rent. The amount had been paid thia morning, but j defendant had given no notice of it, and Mr P

Adams, who appeared for the plaintiff, asked «nat costs might he allowed, as he, not know> ing anything about the payment, bad attended at Court to sue. Judgment for £l Is costs. The promoters of the Exhibition to be held to-night in the Wesleyan Schoolroom, have been hard at work for the last four days in making the necessary preparations, and are to be congratulated on the result of their labors, which have been the means of bringing together and tastefully arranging a m5 ge numDer of works of art and curiosities. I here are pictures, photographs, stereoscopic slides, a large display of valuable jewellery, mineral specimens, and a great number of exhibits of so varied a character that it is impossible to mention them in detail. The members of the choir have been busy practising of late, and under the condactorship of Mr Ogilivie will sing several pieces during the evening. That the exhibition and concert will prove a success there can be no doubt, and all that will have to be complained of will be the want of room for the large number of visitors who are sure to be present. The public schools are to be closed to-morrow afternoon in order to allow the children an opportunity of visiting the exhibition, which will be open then as well as in the evening. A series of entertainments ia to be given in the All Saints' Institute this winter commencing on the 6th August. A meeting of church members was held in the Sunday School of St. John's Church, Wakefield, on Tuesday the Bth July, the Rev C. Moon in the chair. After prayer the minutes of last meeting: were read and confirmed. A cordial vcte of thanks to the retiring churchwardens Messrs W. Robaon, and R. Boddington senr., for their earnest endeavors to forward the interests of the Church during the past year was agreed to. Mr R. Boddington senr. was unanimously re-elected as people's warden, Messrs G. Baigent senr., Eliab Baigent, H. Faulkner, and P. Brown, were elected on the vestry for Wakefleld, and Messrs Joseph Price to represent Foxhill, W. Cole 88-Valley, J. G. Stanley Motueka Valley, and Captain Humphreys, Dovedale. Attention was drawn to the increase of the attendance at the Sunday School and the consequent want of accommodation and it was hoped that step 3 would be taken to enlarge the room. The state of the church was also taken into consideration and its need for two coats of paint and re-abingling. The people's church-warden declared a favourable balance sheet for the year ending June 30tb, and stated that this was due to the various parts of the district helping the Wakefield centre, and that thanks were due to those who bad collected in Fox Hill, Eighty-eight Valley, Motneka Valley, and Dovedale. He stated also that he had been able to defray small sums out of the Churchwardens' fund, although this at present is of small dimensions consisting of tbe profits of the last tea meeting, but the churchwarden hoped that be may receive donations or subscriptions towards it, so as to reserve the offertories, pew-rents, and subscriptions for the purpose for which they are chiefly made, namely, to make up the stipend of the clergyman. The meeting then adjourned to Wednesday, the 30th inst , when a gentleman will be elected to represent the district in the Diocesan Synod.